Sci Fri: Insect Experiments

 

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For Sci Fri, we took a handful of hands-on experiments from 'The Insect-o Files' to test out. The first was a flying experiment- which involved cutting out a 1" section of paper roll, attaching paper wings and re-attaching the section upside down. When pushing on the inverted section, the wings flap, demonstrating muscles in an insects thorax that contract to create flapping.

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Fly Guy. Our second most successful experiment was creating compound eyes. Apparently instructions were not explicit enough, as Mr. M taped his vision and added his compound eyes to the side! This would be best with mini mirrors, but we substituted aluminum foil with a similar effect. 

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Insects have vision that allows them to see around the side without moving their head. We created cardboard compound eyes in a triangle and attached them to the center of lenseless glasses.

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We also learned how bees buzz, what attracts flies and more in this very hands-on book!